Steve Montador
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Montador while practicing with the Blackhawks
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| Born |
December 21, 1979 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Died | February 15, 2015 (aged 35) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Calgary Flames Mulhouse Scorpions Florida Panthers Anaheim Ducks Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Chicago Blackhawks Medveščak Zagreb |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2014 | ||
Steven Richard "The Matador" Montador (December 21, 1979 – February 15, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 571 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers, Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres and Chicago Blackhawks before ending his career in 2014 as a member of Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). An undrafted player, Montador signed with the Flames as a free agent in 2000 and began his professional career with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Saint John Flames, and was a member of their 2001 Calder Cup championship team. Montador also played with France's Ligue Magnus champion Mulhouse Scorpions in 2004–05.
Montador played minor ice hockey with the Mississauga Reps of the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL). He began his junior hockey career in 1995–96 with the St. Michael's Buzzers of the junior A Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League (OPJHL). He moved up to the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) the following season and, through a four-year major junior career with the North Bay Centennials, Erie Otters and Peterborough Petes, scored 174 points and 429 penalty minutes in 251 games. In his final junior season, 1999–2000, Montador was the Petes' leading scorer among defencemen with 56 points.
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